Suburban Goddess

I don’t believe in love at first sight… love is so much more than a lightning spark.

Love comes from experiences with a person; love comes from a life lived and shared with someone. Sometimes love is ugly… sometimes love is taken for granted. Sometimes love requires you to hold the hair back for someone who’s sick; and if you’ve ever held back someone’s hair when they’re sick, then you know what I’m talking about.

Love is work, love is hard, love requires compromise. Love needs constant attention; if you turn your back on it, it will die a slow, painful death. Love is an ongoing investment; love is a commitment, even when you wonder why the hell you committed to it.

And yet, in the end, love is worth all the trials, all the pain, all the compromise, all the hurt…. and if you want it, you have to be willing to give a little… and sometimes a lot. You have to be willing to trust, even when you’ve been betrayed. You have to conquer your inner most fears and give yourself completely, even when you’re terrified to try again. You have to face that cliff, look over the edge, and take a leap of faith…

and if you’re really lucky, you don’t end up a grease spot on the bottom of the canyon.

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